Halelu 39
1 I IHO ia au, e malama au i ko'u hele ana, O hana hewa au me kuu alelo: E malama au i kuu waha me ka paawaha, I ka wa o ka mea lawehala imua o'u.
[For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.] I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
2 Ua mumule loa au me ka leo ole, Aole au i pane aku, aole i ka maikai; A ua hoola hou ia kuu kaumaha.
I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
3 Wela mai kuu naau maloko o'u; I kuu noonoo ana aa iho la ke ahi; Olelo aku la hoi au me kuu alelo,
My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:
4 E hoiko mai ia'u, o Iehova, i ko'u hopena; A me ke ano o ka ana ana o kuu mau la, I ike au i ko'u palupalu ana.
"YHWH, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.
5 Eia hoi, ua hoohalike oe i kuu mau la me ka palahalaha o ka peahilima; A me kuu mau makahiki me he mea ole la imua ou; He oiaio, he hanu wale no kela kanaka keia kanaka i kona hoonoho paa ia. (Sila)
Look, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." (Selah)
6 Oiaio, ke hele nei kela kanaka keia kanaka me he aka oiaio ole la: He oiaio, ma ka mea lapuwale i pihoihoi ai lakou: Hoahu ae la ia i ka waiwai aole hoi i ike i ka mea nana ia e ohi.
"Surely a person goes about like a shadow. Surely he heaps up vain things of wealth, and doesn't know who shall gather them.
7 Ano hoi, heaha ka'u e kali nei, e ka Haku? O ko'u manao lana aia no maluna o'u.
And now, YHWH, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
8 E hookaawale aku i ko'u mau hewa a pau; Mai noho a hoolilo ia'u i mea e hoinoin'i e ka poe naaupo.
Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the taunt of fools.
9 Ua mumule loa au, aole hoi o ekemu kuu waha; No ka mea, nau no i hana mai.
I was mute. I did not open my mouth, because you did it.
10 E lawe aku i kou hahau ana mai o'u aku nei: Ua pau e au i ka hahau ana mai o kou lima.
Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
11 Aia hahau oe i ke kanaka me ka papa ana mai no kona hewa, Ua hoopau oe i kona nani me he mu la; Oiaio, he hanu wale no na kanaka a pau. (Sila)
When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." (Selah)
12 E hoolohe mai i ka'u pule, e Iehova, E haliu mai i ka pepeiao i ko'u kahea ana; Mai noho a hookuli i ko'u waimaka: No ka mea, he malihini au me oe, He mea noho iki e like me ko'u mau makua a pau.
"Hear my prayer, YHWH, and give ear to my cry. Do not be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.
13 E hookoe mai ia'u, i loaa hou mai ka ikaika ia'u. Mamua o ko'u hele ana aku, a e ole loa hoi.
Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, and exist no more."
